On Sat, 3 Oct 1998, Bill England wrote:
|I'm currently using a Panagor 90mm f 2.8 macro with my Olympus equipment.
|I've had this lens for about 16 years and have been pleased with its
|performance. Part of the reason for its purchase was that I was too broke
|to afford the Zuiko.
|
|I'm curious if any of the RKI's on the list have much experience with the
|Zuiko 90mm f 2 macro. I really like the 90mm focal length for my macro work
|and wonder if I'd see significant image improvement by "moving up" to the
|Zuiko.
|
|The Panagor will focus to a 1:1 image. What is the range on the Zuiko?
The Zuiko 90/2 focuses down to 1:2 unaided; greater magnification is
obtained using extension tubes, diopters, the auto extension tube, or
bellows. The design optimum for the 90/2 (as well as the 50/3.5 &
50/2) is 1:10, according to Maitani himself.
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